US city car park floors collapse

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Aerial footage of the scene

A section of a car park has reportedly collapsed near the centre of Atlanta in the US state of Georgia.

TV footage showed that part of at least one floor had fallen on to the level below, crushing vehicles.

Witnesses told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper that four floors of the deck had collapsed, but that the overall structure remained.

Fire crews are at the scene, near the Georgia Institute of Technology campus. It is not known if anyone was hurt.

'Boom'

Bobby Stewart, of the Atlanta Fire Department, told the Associated Press news agency there were no immediate reports of injuries.

He said about 50 firefighters were trying to determine if the structure was safe to enter.

One witness, Matt Jones, told WSBTV: "I was driving in the parking deck and I saw the deck collapsing. I saw concrete and cars falling.

"I left my car sitting there," added Mr Jones, who had been on his way to a nearby gym at the time.

Another witness was quoted as saying: "I was walking out, there was boom, lots of air, lots of dust everywhere."

The collapse reportedly occurred near the junction of Spring Street and Fifth Street.